James Robert Day has maintained his innocence, and he produced documents that led to charges being dropped, defense attorney Edward Paskey said.

The York County District Attorney's Office withdrew all charges Monday against James Robert Day, who had been accused of stealing more than $317,000 from his former employer, Huber Welding Service in Shrewsbury Township.

The office is in the process of reviewing newly acquired evidence, and that necessitated the withdrawal of charges against 43-year-old Day of Glen Rock, said Kyle King, chief administrator.

Company owner Christine Kimball, who had hired a business consultant to assess the company's finances, told police that Day's salary was three times the normal salary for a general manager at a similar company, according to the affidavit of probable cause. He had been awarding himself bonuses and reimbursements.

The allegations also included that he had scrapped metal and pocketed the money, according to an affidavit.

Defense attorney Edward Paskey said Day produced a pile of documents -- 12 inches to 18 inches thick -- that showed that his salary and bonuses had been approved. The documents also showed that he had sold some scrap metal as instructed and turned the money over to the company owner.

Day has maintained his innocence, Paskey said.

"The withdraw of the charges today indicates that and vindicates him," Paskey said.

Although the defense did not have to share the information with prosecutors, "we felt it was in the best interest of Mr. Day and the taxpayers of York County to do so prior to any hearing so that additional law enforcement resources were not wasted prosecuting this case," Paskey wrote in a news release.

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The phone number for Huber Welding Service is disconnected, and Kimball could not be reached for comment.

"I'm just happy this chapter is over for James and his family," Paskey said.